• 1/7: Boys and girls basketball vs. Liberty @ Home
  • 1/9: Boys and girls wrestling @ Xavier
  • 1/10: Boys and girls bowling @ Colonial Lanes
  • 1/10: Boys wrestling meet @ Ottumwa
  • 1/10: Girls wrestling meet @ Highland
  • 1/11: Boys swimming @ Linn-Mar
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"The Waning Age" art by Rain Richards. The novel is about a world where emotion is only catered to the rich.

Book review: “The Waning Age” is a lackluster novel about emotion

Edward Keen, Arts Editor
March 17, 2019
Mr. Ochs will be at West High until May, when he will graduated from the University of Iowa.

Providing a bright spot

Natalie Dunlap and Luke Krchak
March 14, 2019
Online Managing Editor Sophie Stephens '19 writes about the recent national college admissions scandal and why it's unfair that students and their parents can pay their way into a good college when they didn't work hard in high school.

Hard work pays off, but money does too

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor
March 14, 2019
Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) stands tall against the growing Skrull threat.

“Captain Marvel” impresses and disappoints as a superhero film

Edward Keen, Arts Editor
March 12, 2019
Alex Boxwell '19 stands with his parents Denise and Brian during the West varsity football senior night on Friday, Oct. 19.

Parent perspectives

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor
March 8, 2019
College athletes are treated as amateurs despite working at a professional level.

Boxed out: the exploitation of college athletes

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
March 8, 2019
Jacob Klein '19 holds back tears as the team is presented with a trophy for making it to state on Wednesday, March 6.

Boys basketball ends season at state quarterfinals

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
March 7, 2019
Members of the Iowa City West High dance team stand together. Design Maddy Ephraim.

Walking into a reputation

Fatima Kammona, News Editor
March 4, 2019
Cut

Cut

Natalie Katz, Print Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2019
Even Brauns '20 celebrates with the rest of the basketball team and the student section after they defeated Davenport Central 72-46 to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Iowa High School State Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 26.

Boys basketball moves onto state tournament

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
February 27, 2019

Attending athletics

Ken Wilbur and Carmela Cohen-Suarez
February 26, 2019
Abbie Callahan '20 performs at the Johnson County Fair talent show in July 2018, placing first and advancing to the Iowa State Fair talent show.

High school celebrity

Jenna Wang, Editorial Editor
February 25, 2019
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